SACO — Local dancers will experience the magic of Disney when they perform at Disney World’s annual holiday parade next weekend.
Twenty dancers from Steppin’ Out Dance Centre will be at Disney World from Nov. 28 though Dec. 1 performing in a parade through the park, then dancing in a performance with hundreds of other dancers from across North America that will be filmed for an ABC Christmas special.
Studio owner Nicole Saucier said dancers have performed at Disney, but never at the Christmas parade.
“This is a first for us,” said Saucier. “We’re very excited.”
Saucier said the studio got the opportunity to go to the parade through Showcase Productions of California, which the studio has had a relationship with for about 10 years.
“I’m so happy to be able to give them this experience that they’ll never forget,” she said. “Some girls have never been to Disney before.”
It’s wonderful that they’ll be able to go to Disney World for “something so spectacular,” she said, adding that the dancers will be making memories that will last forever.
“Disney World in December at Christmas time, I don’t think it gets any more magical than that,” said Saucier.
Saucier said “it’s been a little crazy” as the dancers haven’t had the typical amount of time to practice, as they’ve had to wait until they get their routines.
Instructor Lisa Little said the 8- to 10-year-olds didn’t get their routine until two weeks ago, and they’ve been practicing many nights and weekends trying to perfect them.
“They’re extremely excited,” she said Wednesday afternoon as the dancers readied for their last practice with the whole group. A surprise celebrity guest is scheduled for the ABC taping, she said.
Dancers ages 8 to 10 will perform a routine to a song from the Disney movie “Brave,” while dancers 12 and up will perform a dance to a song from the Broadway show “Newsies.” Dancers of all ages will perform a dance to “Jingle Bells” for the parade through Disney World.
— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, Ext. 325 or egotthelf@journaltribune.com.
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